California Election Countdown: A new Emerson poll puts Xavier Becerra on top in California’s governor primary with 28%, while Tom Steyer (22%) and Steve Hilton (21%) fight for second as voting ends Tuesday—leaving the race wide open under the state’s top-two system. Election Strategy Anxiety: Voters say they’re waiting to cast ballots late to avoid “wasted” votes and possible lockouts, showing how high-stakes the final days feel. Chad Digital Push: A Chadian delegation met Cybastion in Virginia to discuss digital infrastructure and cybersecurity through the U.S. State Department’s IVLP, aiming to speed up e-government and tech capacity. Chad Under Pressure From War Economy: A report on Sudan’s gum arabic trade shows how conflict turns everyday global ingredients into fuel for devastation—highlighting the wider regional spillover into Chad. Lake Chad Security: Nigeria and U.S. operations reportedly killed ISWAP commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, with a first public photo circulating; meanwhile troops in Kogi neutralized a suspected terrorist and recovered AK-47s and ammo. Power Costs Hit Business: An AfDB outlook says outages cost Nigerian firms about 3% of annual sales, with Mali and Chad hit even harder.